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Play Time, Brunch and Visits

Zoe does a lot of playing both in school and at home. The other day I was hoping to get some pictures of her dressed up as a doctor and she obliged me... for the most part. She was very good at doing some serious doctor poses.



But she was also really good at showing her beautiful smile.



One of Zoe's favorite gift combinations is her bin of kinetic sand and her Barbie and Ken dolls. For some reason those two love going to the nude beach and getting buried in the sand while wearing the silliest of hats, and Zoe is always more than happy to oblige. Here she was burying them while wearing one of her sparkly, red tiaras.



When Zoe's gymnastics class is over, we typically drive up the street to have a lovely brunch at Wendy's, also known as Fry Fry House. What you may not know is that when we're there, or anywhere else, Zoe talks non-stop. Now she's still fairly camera shy, so what I'm able to capture on video is never what it's really like, but, for those of you who have not experienced this loquacious glory, here you go. Be sure to turn on the closed captions if you want to know what she's saying.


I also find it amazing that for a few spoonfuls of frosty she'll gladly eat her food. That, to me, is a very fair trade. After this particular outing to Wendy's we made a stop to see baby Karim. Zoe is always so excited to see him, as well as Becky and Hicham. She even posed (sort of) for a few pictures.



So that documents a fairly busy, but somewhat standard, long weekend. There aren't always as many visits with friends, and there are certainly fewer pictures, but that is about the level of fun.

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